According to the accounts, no official reports were filed by police or airport security.

Translation: This should be a non-story.

But it’s not. Because Smith is one of those polarizing figures in sports, this incident is being analyzed and big conclusions are being drawn from the incident. At the end of the day, one question still remains.

What can we really learn about Geno Smith from this?

The answer is, not much, if anything at all. People get into disagreements all the time. The difference is that most people don’t have an intense media scrutiny following them wherever they go.

Haven't checked yet, but can't wait to read how #Jets fans will spin Geno Smith story into him actually being mature.

Is Geno Smith immature? Who knows? He very well may be, but one report, in which facts are most likely compromised, doesn’t indicate anything about the matter.

It’s simply unfair to place labels on Smith based off of this incident. Only very few people know exactly what happened, so the rampant speculation about Smith’s behavior is just that: speculation. All sides have declined comment, so at this point, it’s best to let facts come out before rushing to judgment.

Perhaps Smith was at fault for the dispute. Perhaps he wasn’t. We don’t know.

But just scan social media mentions of Smith’s name and it’s clear that regardless of the facts, this story will be one that continues to shape the narrative of his character, and that’s simply a shame.